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Sen. Mitt Romney speaks to reporters after announcing he would not seek reelection on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 13, 2023. Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee for president, made a historic break with his party when he voted to remove former President Donald Trump from office.

Clarence Page: MAGA was only the beginning of Mitt Romney’s worries

September 17, 2023 at 8:17 a.m.

Like numerous other folks who did not support Mitt Romney's election when he was challenging then-President Barack Obama in 2012, I think he looks a lot better to me now...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates greets people in the rotunda at the Illinois State Capitol on April 19, 2023.

Clarence Page: Yes, Black parents like school choice too

September 13, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

So now it's Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates' turn to be pilloried for sending a child to a private high school. "That story sounds familiar," said my very...

A police officer hands out pizza to dozens of recently arrived migrants to New York City as they camp outside of the Roosevelt Hotel, which has been made into a reception center, where they try to secure temporary housing on Aug. 1, 2023, in New York City. The migrants, many from Central America and Africa, have been sleeping on the streets or at other shelters as the city continues to struggle with the influx of migrants whose numbers have surged this spring and summer.

Clarence Page: New York is having an immigration crisis? Join the club of receiving cities.

March 11, 2024 at 12:44 p.m.

Mayor Eric Adams is earning praise from Republicans, which is always a danger sign for Democrats. He's also receiving criticism from members of his own party, which is nothing out...

Linda Mobley hangs her head in prayer as she holds a book that could be banned under Florida's newly adopted curriculum standards on African American history during an Aug. 10, 2023, education town hall at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Miami Gardens.

Clarence Page: When is a book ban not a ‘ban’? Officials dance around censorship efforts.

March 12, 2024 at 11:57 a.m.

With abortion prohibitions looking more like a loser than a surefire winner for Republicans, it may be no coincidence that the presidential race suddenly seems to be consumed by a...

University of North Carolina students, faculty members and family hold a candlelight vigil on Aug. 30, 2023, in Chapel Hill in honor of professor Zijie Yan, who was fatally shot on campus.

Clarence Page: ‘Can you hear gunshots?’ Student texts reveal horrors from inside an active shooter lockdown.

September 3, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

An "active shooter" situation is a hell of a way to start a school year — and I do mean hell. That's what it was like for students at the...

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy after the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, on Aug. 23, 2023. Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur and author, commanded considerable attention during the first Republican primary debate as his standing was rising in national polls.

Clarence Page: Not even the reality of racial violence can overcome the razzle-dazzle of a presidential candidate

August 30, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic March on Washington, much of his dream is still just a dream. I'd like to offer a more cheerful message,...

Republican presidential candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley participate in the first debate of the GOP primary season Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee.

Clarence Page: Republicans seek strength in the GOP debate after Donald Trump’s indictments

August 27, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Vivek Ramaswamy got off to a great start in this primary season's first Republican presidential debate, and then things slid rapidly downhill. The 38-year-old entrepreneur and graduate of Harvard University...

Faith leaders pray with President Donald Trump during a rally for evangelical supporters at the King Jesus International Ministry church on Jan. 3, 2020, in Miami.

Clarence Page: When Donald Trump divides the house at church

August 23, 2023 at 9:59 a.m.

As a voting bloc, evangelical Christians have expressed such an airtight loyalty to former President Donald Trump that moderates are bracing themselves in this election cycle like a family that...

Edward G. Robinson is shown in a vintage 1931 lobbycard as Chicago crime boss Johnny Rico in "Little Caesar."

Clarence Page: Georgia’s case against Donald Trump’s team shows the real crime — against voters

August 20, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Are you the sort of aging baby boomer who can't hear the opening notes of Rossini's "William Tell Overture" without thinking of the Lone Ranger? That's me. Similarly, I can't...

Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher on the bench during the first half of a game against the Buffalo Bills in Baltimore in 2010.

Clarence Page: Will the upending of the ‘Blind Side’ story help chill Hollywood’s ‘white savior’ complex?

August 16, 2023 at 11:06 a.m.

Too bad. I really wanted to believe "The Blind Side," even though I knew it was sort of a fairy tale for grown-ups — or for kids who want to...

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